Shipping Intelligence.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 7, Issue 368, 16 April 1866, Page 2

Shipping Intelligence.

POET OF NiPIEB. ~~~ ~~ April 13—Balmoral, briizantme, from Hobart Town ’ 15—Maggie, brig, from Sydney 15 — Taranaki, b.s., from Auckland DEPARTURES. Aprill2--St. Hilda, s.s., for Poverty Bay 12— Vivid, schooner, for Wairoa - 13— Success, schooner, for Auckland 11— Clyde, schooner, from Auckland 14— Prima Donna, brigantine, "for Sydney 13—Betsy, cutter, for Auckland EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Beautiful Star, s.*., from Auckland Betsy, cutter, from Auckland Clyde, schooner, from Auckland Hero, ketch, from Waikobopu. Danish Beauty, barque, from Gravesend via Nelson Huntress, p.s., from Wairoa Kauri, schooner, from Auckland lady Bird, schooner, from Wairoa lady Bird, s.s., from Southern Ports—l6th lark, schooner, from Auckland—hourly lord Ashley, s.s., from Southern Ports—2Bth Mahia, cutter, from Cape Turnagaia Princess Alexandra, schooner, from Sydney Queen, schooner, from Auckland Saucy Lass, schooner, from Auckland Shelburne, barque, from London via New Plymouth St. Kiida, s.s , from Poverty Bay Success, schooner, from Auckland Tavaipine, ketch, from Wairoa Vivid, schooner, from Wairoa Ziilah, brigantine, from Auckland PROJECTED DEPARTURES, Eor Southern Poets— Taranaki, s.s.,— Tuesday, I7th Auckland— Lady Bird, s.s,,—Tuesday, 17th VESSELS IN HARBOR. Balmoral, brigantine, from Hobart Town Maggie, brig, from Sydney Taranaki, s.s., from Auckland ENTERED INWARDS. APEIL, 13—Balmoral, brigantine, 107 tons, Sanderson, from Hobart Town, with 30,000 palings, 100.000 shingles, 100* posts and rails, 5000 feet timber, 60 pairs cart shafts, 20 drar poles, Watt, Kennedy and Watt.—Watt, Kennedy and Watt, agents. CLEARED OUTWARDS. APRIL. 12— Vivid, schooner, 25 tons, Schon, for Wairoa and Old Man s Bluff, with 144 lbs tobacco, 1 case bitters, 2 qrcasks wine, 1 do brandy, 8 casks bottled beer, 5 cases do, 10 boxes candles, 1 bale blankets, 1 box pipes, 1 tin arrowroot, 1 ton flour, 560 lbs sugar, 2 parcels 6 cases whisky, 1 case brandy, 1 case moselle, J. J. Taylor- 5 bags flour, 1 do sugar, 5 do salt, X case, 1 parcel tobacco, 1 case corn flour, 4 boxes candles, 1 case vestas,-2 do soap, Ido kerosene, Ido boots, 3do cheese 7 boxes sundries, 1 do groceries, I do coffee, 2 mats sugar, Prentice; 3 prs sashes, 1 roll twine, 4 locks, 1 pairs butt hinges, 3 gross screws, 3 pairs brass pullies 3 sash fastenings, 6 kegs nails, 6 weights, 3 tons flour* Powdrell. Passengers—Mr Bell, Mrs Schon and infant* 'I att, Kennedy, and Watt, agents. !3—Clyde, schooner, 34 tons, Cheshire, for Auckland via uangapoa, in "ballast.—Master, agent. 13— Success, schooner, 58 tons. Frost, for Auckland via Tologa Bay, in ballast.—Kinross & Co., agents. 13—Prima Donna, schooner, So tons, Baker, for Sydney with 83 bales wool (29,293 lbs), 6 hhds tallow (25 cwt) a’'ent deS ’ ' V ' att ’ Kenned y 4114 Watt.—J. H. Vautier,’ MARITIME. NOTES. brigantine Balmoral, Captain Robert Sanderson. Icftll chart Town on Wednesday, 4th April, with fresh N.W. winds, and cloudy. 6th April—Experienced very heavy gale from N.W., with smart shower of hailstones • ship running tinder close-reefed fore-topsail foresail and’ maui-stnysail. 7th April—Strong gale, with showers of ram; 4 p.m.. gale increasing, shortened sail; midnight. “°? cs -. Bth April—Strong breeze, with occasional sliowera of ram; ship running under all possible sail; midnight, weather looking very threatening, shortened sail. 9th April—B a.m., carried away main boom guy tackle, block going overboard; 4 p.m., heavy showers 10 11fresl1 breeze, weather cloudy and dull. a.m., made the land about three points on the starboard bow, with steady breeze and clear weather--8 a.m.. Cape Farewell abeam, distant three miles; 1 p.m* fresh breeze and clear, every sail set to advantage; 8 p.m. squally, with heavy clouds hanging to the S.W. Xlth April—4 a.m, Mana Light abeam; 8 a.m., strong breeze (listnwr Sail; ., Wcllinston right abeam’ distant about ten miles; noon, off Cape Palliser- 1 n m £T f S - W - ; .? sV ’ n fo^ r miles£ hip heading through Cook’s Straits, saw two steamers in the Straits, one apparently lIokUl n a- 12 ih April—4 a.m„ moderate weather, ,?vi aVy s " ea ; mad . e all sa ß; Cape Tumagain about f a . s ; cm ’ hearing S.W.; noon, abreast of Bare al)out tour miles from shore; strong squalls off the land throughout the afternoon; midnight, rounded Capo Kidnappers, and entered the Bay. I3th April. 1-30 a,m came to an anchor in Ahuriri Roads in five fathoms of water, with a light breeze from S.W., thus making “very rapid passage of 8J days from Hobart Town. The Balmoral entered the Iron Pot at 2 p.m. on Friday, the 13th lust., and coinmehced discharging cargo on Saturday. The long-looked-for brig Maggie, Captain Clarke, has made her appearance at last, much to the satisfaction, we doubt not, of all concerned. She did not get awav from Sydney till tlio 25th March (having been lying windbouad m M atson’s Bay for thirteen days). Experienced light easteily winds lor the first three days; after which, till rounding the. North Cape, which she did on Sunday? the /th mst, had strong 8. and S.E. gales. From North Cape to Napier'had light, variable winds, chiefly from the southward, and made the anchorage in the roadstead at 9 pm. on Saturday, the 14th hist. She will come inside this The N.Z.S.N. Co.’s new s.s. Taranaki, Captain Thompson arrived here at 1230 p.m. yesterday (Sunday). She left Auckland at 3 p.m. on Friday, the 13th inst., and arrived at Tauvanga on Saturday, the Uth, at 2 a.m„ making the run down in eleven hours. Left again the same day at 11 ami., and arrived here as above—making the fastes* passage ever known. Captftln Thompson raports having experienced fine weather throughout the passage, she will leave again for Southern Provinces at noon on Tuesdav 17 th hart, The following departures have taken place since our last publication, viz.:—St. Hilda, s.s., for Poverty Bay on Thursday, for another batch of Native prisoners • same day, schooner Vivid, for Wairoa and Old Man’s Bluff- Success, schooner, for Auckland via Toioga Bay, on Friday night, in baiiast; Clyde, schooner, for Auckland, on Saturday. in ballast; same day, Prima Donna, brigantine, for Sydney, with wool, hides, &c.; and, yesterday (Sunday) the cutter Betsy, lor Auckland via the Coast, in ballast On the passage dow n to Hobart Town of -H.M.S. liilcon, two of her seamen were washed from the flying jib-boom during a heavy gale of wind, and unfortunately drowned Hobart Town, Sydney, and Melbourne papers to hand all report heavy gales on the Australian coast,in consequence of which several wrecks have taken place. The cutter Betsy sailed for Auckland yesterday, via the Coast. The N.Z.S.N, Co.’s s.s. Lady Bird, Captain Kraeft, is due here this day from Southern Ports, The s.s. Beautiful Star, Captain Morwiek, was to have left Auckland on Friday, the 13th inst., and may therefore be looked for this day. The ketch Hero, t ampbell. master, dropped anchor in He roadstead tm Dy this morning.